An unexpected cooperative project to lighten women's pandemic clothes-washing burden
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1y ago
Our guest bloggers describe how limited funds, made available during the pandemic, led to a cooperative business start-up which eases the domestic burden on women, benefits the local community and improves public health by reducing infection risk ..read more
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Achieving transformational change for the ocean
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2y ago
Making progress on Sustainable Development Goal 14 – life below water – is a complex and increasingly urgent challenge. A new handbook offers practical guidance on monitoring, evaluation and learning for SDG14, and emphasises the importance of using systems thinking ..read more
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Reimagining solutions to India’s water challenge: the art of governance
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2y ago
Clare Shakya and Ritu Bharadwaj explain why India’s water security crisis demands a disruptive, locally led new approach to governance, and offers eight principles that could help shape one ..read more
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Will green bonds boost finance flows to sustainable hydropower?
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2y ago
Jamie Skinner discusses the impacts of stringent new criteria on investments in sustainable hydropower projects ..read more
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How a new ECOWAS directive could change the way dams are built and managed in West Africa
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2y ago
Is there such a thing as a good dam-building project? Jérôme Koundouno shares his view on why he thinks a ground-breaking new policy directive could achieve its goal – where large dams power national development while respecting the environment and bringing benefits to all ..read more
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Getting Lebanon’s water flowing: using new SDG data in an urban crisis
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2y ago
Anna Walnycki explains how reliable, disaggregated data on water access – supported by the framework of the SDGs – could help tackle the challenges facing Lebanon's water sector ..read more
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Water in MENA: ripple effects in times of conflict
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2y ago
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been hit by a wave of conflicts and crisis. A new study looks at how to improve resilience of water services in the region ..read more
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Resettlement from large dams – what have we learned?
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2y ago
Millions of people are displaced by large dams around the world. How can researchers help safeguard against the long-term trauma of resettlement ..read more
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How small changes can make a big impact in achieving sustainable sanitation
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2y ago
Facebook guest blogger Laia Gemma García describes how the traditional pit latrine got an upgrade as part of a project in rural Tanzania ..read more
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Working with nature to manage water resources in a changing climate
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2y ago
Experiences from South Africa and Uganda highlight how incorporating a watershed approach into the design and implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation activities can help us preserve one of our most treasured resources in a changing climate ..read more
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